Improvement in toy tables



UNITED STATES PATENT CnrEIoEo l GEORGE H. BURKE, OF SPRINGFIELD,VERMONT.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,317, dated October5, 1875; application filed July 16, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. BURKE, of Springfield, in the State ofVermont, have invented a new and useful Portable Toy Tea- Table forchildren 5 and that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making a part of this specification and description.

The object of my invention is to provide a toy teatable which may bequickly taken apart, and the legs packed in a small pocket or spaceinside the top, in which is also arranged a tray to contain all thedishes and utensils required for setting or spreading the tablecomplete, so Athat the dishes always accompany the table, and the lattermay be quickly put together and spread at any time.

To this end my invention consists of a box having a hinged cover, andhaving` one or more pockets therein to contain the legs, each of saidlegs being provided with a screw at the upper end, which is turned intoa threaded hole in the bottom of the box at each corner, to form thetable. rIhe box is arranged with a tray inside, preferably made incompartments, in which are packed the toy dishes, knives and forks,table-spread, Ste., sucient to furnish and set the table complete.

Figure I is a perspective View of the table set up, with the hingedcover raised, showing the dish-tray inside, and also the pockets toreceive the legs of the table when taken down and packed; and Fig. Il isa side view of one of the legs arranged with the screw to be attached tothe table.

A represents a box of any desired size and depth, made to receive atray, b, which is f1tted into the box snugly, so that the whole may bepacked and shipped without danger of breaking the dishes contained inthe tray 5 and I prefer to insert the partitions b in the tray, formingcompartments, so that the different kinds of dishes may be kept apart asmuch as possible, to further lessen the danger of breakage in shipping.A space, c, is left each side the tray b, between the outside of thetray and the box A, in which space are packed the legs b, each of whichis provided with a screw, f, in the upper end, which, when the table isto be set up, is turned into a threaded hole in the bottom of the box Anear each corner.

The edge of the cover B may be made to project beyond the sides ofthebox'A to any distance, to give the proper appearance of an ordinarytea-table.

When shipped, everything requisite for the furnishing ofthe table, evento the spread or cloth, is packed in the tray, with the legs in thepockets e, and all carried safely without danger of breakage, and, whenused, the tray, with all the articles therein, is lifted out of itsplace in the box A, and the legs are taken out of the pockets c, andscrewed in place in the bottom of the box. rlhe top B is then shut down,and the spread or cloth taken from its compartment and placed on top,the dishes placed thereon, and the tray set aside temporarily while thetable is being used.

This furnishes a very convenient and compact arrangement for children 5'and, as the dishes, knives and forks, spread, and napkins all have aplace in the tray, no article is liable to get lost, as is the case whenthe dishes are kept separate from the table; and the whole may be takenapart, packed away, or

set up again very quickly and easily, even by the smallest child.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Aportable toy table, consisting of the box A, provided with the coverB,tl1e pockets for packing the legs, and the legs b, arranged to bescrewed into the bottom of the box, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the box A, provided with the cover B and pocketse, the removable tray b, and the legs b, arranged to be screwed into thebottom of the Abox, substantially as and for the purpose described.

GEORGE H. BURKE.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK W. PORTER, SAME. W. PORTER.

